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Cloverdale advances water, street and solar projects; new backup generator shipped
Summary
Public Works Director Derek Montani told the Cloverdale City Council the city—ackup water-plant generator shipped from Brazil on May 14, 2026; staff also outlined Cherry Creek tank design, wastewater and water solar systems, and Measure DD street projects with construction phases running through 2027.
The Cloverdale City Council received a standing update on the city's public-works capital program on May 27, 2026, where Public Works Director Derek Montani detailed timelines and near-term work on water, wastewater, solar and street projects.
Montani said the new backup generator for the water treatment plant "shipped on May 14th, 2026," and that the city has bids out for installation, concrete work and removal of the old unit. He told the council the plant is currently operating on a rental backup generator at about 120% of required capacity while the permanent unit is moved into place.
Why it matters: the generator will replace a failed unit at the water plant and is a key part of the city's reliability work. Montani also said the city is finishing an urban water management plan (due before the council June 10 agenda for ratification) and expects the broader water master plan to be complete by March 2027.
Montani walked council through the Cherry Creek tank project, describing a two-tank solution and a preliminary design schedule that targets 60% drawings in August and final signed drawings by mid-November, with construction hoped to begin in May 2027. He noted the retaining-wall design for the tanks is a primary dependency for schedule and placement.
On renewable energy and wastewater, Montani said the water-treatment plant now operates a 70-kilowatt solar array and the wastewater treatment site has a 600-kilowatt system that is expected to yield meaningful offset figures; staff will bring a midyear budget update as soon as several months of production data are available. "We should see a significant offset," he said of the wastewater solar installation.
The presentation also covered multiple Measure DD-funded street and sidewalk projects. Montani said the First Street overlay (budgeted at $93,222) is scheduled to start on June 1, with an anticipated one-week to 10-day construction window for that segment. Clark Avenue is planned as a full reconstruct (pavement, sidewalks, water, sewer, storm) with completion targeted in mid-2027, and traffic-calming work along Railroad Avenue to Franklin is coordinated through a separate Go Sonoma project.
Council members asked for estimated completion dates and expressed support for the traffic-calming and striping programs. Montani said some dates remain conditional on board approvals from regional partners and on contract award timetables for bidders' bonding and scheduling.
The update closed with staff describing compliance work now in progress, including a cross-connection control plan in 90% draft and emergency/cybersecurity response documents (RA and ERP) scheduled for completion this year.
Next steps: staff will return with the urban water management plan ratification on June 10 and a midyear budget update that will include preliminary solar-offset figures.
